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Georgetown policy students propose timely revisions to public school safety plans for students with disabilities
At the eleventh annual Georgetown Public Policy Challenge , McCourt School of Public Policy students Nina Bachich (MPP’26), Ethan Bose (MPP’26) and Demi Tomasides (MPP’26)…
April 30, 2025
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- Student Experience
Leveraging global experience, McCourt School student uses data for social impact
After earning a double major in economics and political science with a minor in statistics from the University of Toronto, Ibadat Jarg (MS-DSPP’26) sought a graduate program…
April 22, 2025
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- Student Experience
Inspired by pioneering female leaders, a policy student confronts gender equity across Africa
Driven to understand the economic forces shaping Africa, Nadia Baye (MIDP’26) earned an undergraduate degree in economics and francophone studies at Davidson College, where she…
March 31, 2025
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
How the McCourt School prepared an alumna for a White House communications role
Sneha Choudhary (MPP’24), the former White House’s associate director of regional media, was a force in tackling policy challenges with innovation. To the Office of…
March 24, 2025
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
She wanted to have an outsized impact. She now leads impact management for a global development investor.
In reflecting on life post-graduation, Lillian Alexander (MIDP’20) shared the joys of living in DC and making the most of her proximity to Georgetown’s McCourt School of…
March 17, 2025
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
- Policy Perspectives
McCourt School alumna charges ahead on EV adoption incentives for Washington State
As a clean transportation policy engagement specialist for the Washington State Department of Commerce, Emma Wyma (MPP’23) is the point person for the state’s Electric…
March 10, 2025
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How poetry empowered a policy student to serve with compassion
Trinity Allen’s (MPP’26) commitment to public service began at the youth arts organization Teens With a Purpose, where she honed her creative voice and discovered her love…
February 24, 2025
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Why an aspiring doctor left medicine behind to pursue global health policy
For Rosie Poling (MPP-E’27), health policy is personal. Growing up in North Carolina and later Marco Island, Florida, she witnessed firsthand the challenges of accessing…
February 18, 2025
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Meiman Hock Scholar aspires to improve human rights for women worldwide
Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy proudly recognizes Issabella Romo (MPP’26) as the 2024-2025 Meiman Hock Scholar for her commitment to advancing human…
February 5, 2025
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- Student Experience
Balkans-born youth advocate is fusing law and policy at the McCourt School
Filip Kulakov (MPP’25), a second-year student in the McCourt School’s Master of Public Policy program , was initially drawn to the legal field with aspirations of becoming a…
January 30, 2025